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Ken Morse is correct: spending enough money on security technology is bound to spawn many useful innovations ("World-Changing Ideas: United States," April 2005). But why not put that money directly into R&D on health care or the environment, and see what technologies emerge for security applications?
Val Livada
Winchester, MA
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